Trade for Big AL

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Let me backtrack a bit...I certainly wouldn't trade away Big Al, and I doubt Kahn is that dumb, either.  But dumb things happen when a crap team decides to clean house and start over.  That's how we got Ray Allen.  And KG.

'Sota probably likes Kevin Love more than Big Al (I might, too), and has some bad contracts and other needs.

Maybe Big Al isn't a franchise player that can carry a team, but is very good, and needs to be with other very good players that they don't have right now. 

Maybe they could dump Gomes, too, who is probably not worth what they're paying him.  Sessions, too.

Maybe they want picks to rebuild and fill out their roster with players at other (wing) positions.

Maybe they would want a solid, if a bit heavy set, center like 'Sheed alongside of Love.

Maybe they'd want a young backup PF with some upside and a (more) reasonable contract, like BBD.

They do need wing scorers, and maybe a guy like TA might do very well in a triangle offense.  Or a solid veteran/teacher like Scal to help their kids learn the game.

Throw in some cash so they can buy out some guys (they'd have to) and our crappy late draft picks to spice it up, and we have a deal for Big Al that probably makes the T-Wolves better.

They definitely won't get a franchise player for him, and when they figure that out, they might call Danny back.  Throw in Gomes' contract for some of our other expirings, if they really want to start over.  And I think they do.

Okay...so I'm dreaming.

[Brickowski]

Frankly I'd seriously consider giving them Garnett back for Big Al, filler and either the rights to Rubio or Minny's unprotected number 1 next year.

[nishesh]

Like the KG for Al+1st round pick. We get a better offensive player with decent ability to defend, an can pick up a solid top 10 player in the draft next year (Hopefully a SF that can crash the boards)

[rondohondo]

Frankly I'd seriously consider giving them Garnett back for Big Al, filler and either the rights to Rubio or Minny's unprotected number 1 next year.

Why would minny do this?

[Brickowski]

They wouldn't.  My guess is that they are trying to do Big Al for Boozer, and will let Boozer walk as a cost cutting measure.

[Fafnir]

Considering the MAJOR injury questions, the documented decline, and the 2 years after this one remaining, I would have to think long and hard about trading KG for Jefferson and Sessions.

For Kahn, this could happen if he's panicking and decides to try to cater to local good will by bringing back the Big Ticket.

For Boston, yes, I realize that defense is important and that healthy-ish KG is a better defender than Al. I also realize that our team is better with healthy-ish KG than we look right now. However, that is in part due to the fact that right now we are playing Scal/Sheed in the starting lineup in stead of a 20/10 young guy who commands a double team in the post. It would certainly change the look of our team to have that type of player instead of KG, but I am not convinced we would be worse as, especially after this season. Throw in Sessions, a legit 1/2 backup, and I may have to do it.

As much as I love Big Al I can't call him a 20/10 guy. He hasn't done it with any consistency.

[Rondo_is_better]

Considering the MAJOR injury questions, the documented decline, and the 2 years after this one remaining, I would have to think long and hard about trading KG for Jefferson and Sessions.

For Kahn, this could happen if he's panicking and decides to try to cater to local good will by bringing back the Big Ticket.

For Boston, yes, I realize that defense is important and that healthy-ish KG is a better defender than Al. I also realize that our team is better with healthy-ish KG than we look right now. However, that is in part due to the fact that right now we are playing Scal/Sheed in the starting lineup in stead of a 20/10 young guy who commands a double team in the post. It would certainly change the look of our team to have that type of player instead of KG, but I am not convinced we would be worse as, especially after this season. Throw in Sessions, a legit 1/2 backup, and I may have to do it.

As much as I love Big Al I can't call him a 20/10 guy. He hasn't done it with any consistency.

A year? How much is consistent? I mean for 82 games he put up 20 and 10...that's a lot of times (yeah yeah yeah even if he didn't always get it).

[rondohondo]

They wouldn't.  My guess is that they are trying to do Big Al for Boozer, and will let Boozer walk as a cost cutting measure.

The wolves aren't gonna. trade big al for cap space. They just offered him for granger so they are looking for a young wing with superstar potential.  They should have just kept oj mayo when they drafted him.

[Rondo_is_better]

Frankly I'd seriously consider giving them Garnett back for Big Al, filler and either the rights to Rubio or Minny's unprotected number 1 next year.

Why would minny do this?

That would make Boston look like a town of unbelievable ****s who really did just buy a championship. Who "rents" a great player to win a championship and then tosses him back to the Wolves? (pun intended). Answer: soccer teams and the Lakers.

Let's not be like either of those things.

[Brickowski]

20 million per year for a guy who plays 45 games a year is a pretty expensive rental.  I wouldn't be embarrassed in the slightest to offer KG back to the Wolves.

[moiso]

Give me a break.  "open to trading" does not mean "desperate to unload."  They aren't going to give him away for garbage or expiring contracts, and they certainly aren't going to trade him for guys as old as Sheed or KG. 

[dark_lord]

forget big al, bring back gomes 

[rickyfan3.0...]

I mentioned this the other day to my friends but how great would a KG for Big Al trade be? We rent him for his prime, let him finish his career there.

...never happen though.

I had a mancrush on Big Al, but he'll never be a winner. He doesn't play both ends.